When South Park took the airwaves and Internet by storm in July, it triggered an angry backlash from the White House. But this week, Vice-President J. D. Vance showed them how to roll with the punches and put a good spin on being mercilessly teased in the second episode of the new South Park season. It’s a good lesson for all politicians when they are mocked by comedy shows that we used to have but seem to have lost in the last few years.
In response to the July premiere of the new season “Donald Trump‘s White House has responded to Wednesday night’s explosive “South Park” Season 27 premiere, which portrayed the president begging for sex from Satan and featured a Deepfake-assisted PSA where Trump goes fully nude,” wrote Zack Sharif and Jack Dunn with Variety magazine. “‘Just like the creators of ‘South Park,’ the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows,’” said a White House Spokesman, according to Variety. “’This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention,’ the statement continued,” also calling it a 4th rate show.
John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. His views are his own. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His “X” account is JohnTures2.
